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Continued delays on repairing the new drainage system
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
Over the past several months and several large rains in the area, the new drainage ditch has developed sink holes, four of the larger holes now have safety netting around them. "The wholes have been developing over time dirt washing into pipe. Every time it rains big they get bigger and sometimes new ones develop, said Portageville Mayor Denis McCrate...
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Tomato Conference Offered
(State News ~ 06/13/18)
Cape Girardeau County Extension Center will host a Missouri Tomato Conference featuring special guest speakers and southeast Missouri commercial growers. This two-day conference is for those who grow commercially, selling direct to retail or at a farmers market or for those who are serious hobbyists and want to learn more about this highly sought after vegetable...
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Illegal Commercial Fishing
(Outdoors ~ 06/13/18)
Conservation Agents Nick Bommarito and Brian Shelton recently discovered two individuals illegally using gill nets to catch fish in a ditch in New Madrid County. Neither fisherman had a commercial fishing permit, and the waterway was outside Missouri commercial waters. ...
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Grain Marketing Commentary
(Column ~ 06/13/18)
Corn Prices are pressured by good growing conditions through most of the Corn Belt and excellent crop rating. The corn production in South America is getting smaller due to weather problems. Depending upon the size of our crop, it should give us a stronger basis for the fall and winter. For right now, the focus will be weather. The forecast for the next two weeks is much above temperatures and normal to slightly above precipitation. If the rains come in less than expected, it should give a rebound in prices. Ending stocks do not look burdensome at this time at 1.68 billion bushels. However if weather stays favorable and we add 2 – 3 bushels per acre to the projected yield, ending stock could be closer to 2.0 billion bushels. . ...
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Glenda Tucker
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
On the evening of May 16, 2018, Glenda Faye (Hornburg) Tucker, 69, passed away after a seven year battle with cancer. Mrs. Tucker was born in Gideon, Mo., attended High School in New Madrid, Mo., and had retired in April 2018 from New Madrid Living Center. ...
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Patricia Hollingshead
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Patricia Ann Hollingshead, 69, of Portageville, was born January 5, 1949, in Portageville, to Geneva Davis and Gerald Robinson. She departed this life June 1, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was united in marriage December 5, 1970, in Livermore, Calif., to Lawrence Eugene Hollingshead, Sr. He preceded her in death September 10, 2014...
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Susan King Totty, 70
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
New Madrid, Mo. - Passed away peacefully Saturday May 19, 2018 at Missouri Delta Medical Center, her daughters Karen Totty Petroff and Michelle Totty at her bedside after a short battle with pneumonia. Predeceased by her parents, Robert DeLisle King, and Thelma Parks King, her sister Ann King Taylor, and brother Michael King; Susan is survived by her daughters, Karen (Jeff) Petroff, Michelle Totty; her granddaughter Grace Petroff; her siblings Bob King (Sharon), Beth (Mike) Mapes, Harry (Sandy) King, Mary Linda (Ken) Grigsby, Jimmy (Vicki Jo) King, Joe King, and Richard (Monica) King; as well as many nieces and nephews.. ...
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Three seriously injured after being ejected from vehicle
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
SIKESTON — Three people received serious injuries after they were ejected from a vehicle Wednesday in Scott County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 1:13 p.m. on northbound Interstate 55 at the 68-mile marker, as the northbound vehicle driven by Dean M. ...
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Missouri's new governor lends an ear in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
SIKESTON — During his stop Wednesday at Three Rivers College in Sikeston, Gov. Mike Parson spoke to community leaders about developing a plan to move Missouri forward, but, mostly, he listened to them. Employers and government officials from Scott and New Madrid counties and the cities of Sikeston and New Madrid gathered around a large rectangle of tables, one by one sharing their thoughts as the governor lent his hear...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 06/13/18)
Thanks for stealing my wallet To the thief who stole my wallet when I was at Restart in Sikeston Monday morning, thank you for depositing it in a FedEx drop box with all my cards and information inside, less the money. More than $200 which was inside. That was quite a haul for you for a day’s work wasn’t it. Anyway thank you for leaving my wallet where it could be found. And thank you to the honest man who found and returned it and would not accept a reward...
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McCrate Scholarship winner
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
Bank of New Madrid was pleased to award to Peyton Bullock the Joseph E. and Harriette H. McCrate Memorial Scholarship for the 2018 at the recent Portageville High School commencement. Bullock is the son of Tracy and Jeff Bullock, Peyton was the PHS Valedictorian for this year's graduating class. He also received academic honors for his school studies all while being actively involved in school organizations such as FBLA, Beta Club, National Honor Society and Student Council to name a few...
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Shelby Dodd
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — Shelby Jean Dodd, 64, died June 12, 2018, at her sister’s home in New Madrid. Born Nov. 21, 1953, in Hickman, Ky., daughter of the late Andrew Smith and Mildred Evelyn Darnall Keene, she was a self employed hairdresser and member at the Oak Dale Baptist Church in Fredericktown...
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Pamela Plunk
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
SIKESTON — Pamela S. Plunk, 62, died June 12, 2018, at Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston. Born May 7, 1956, in Dexter, she was a 1974 graduate of Sikeston High School and was a member of First Pentecost Church of Morehouse. She was a lifelong resident of Sikeston...
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